Notes and Editorial Reviews
The fourth recording in Claves' Basque Music Collection features composer Andres Isasi, a native of Bilbao. Isasi was a highly talented composer who wrote for all genres, from symphonic works and polyphonic compositions to intimate music for the guitar. He was also an inspired poet who penned the lyrics for many of his own songs. The works on this recording were composed during Isasi's stay in Germany before World War I and show the marked influence of his mentor Engelbert Humperdinck. They are characterized by a dense orchestral style reminiscent of the transition from Wagner to Richard Strauss. Other sources of inspiration for Isasi were modern German literature as well as his own profound spirituality. The Basque National Orchestra was
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founded in 1982 and quickly earned national as well as international recognition. It is led by Spanish conductor Enrique Garcia Asensio, a first prize and gold medal winner of the Dimitri Mitropoulus International Competition. Violin soloist Jonathan Carney is the concertmaster of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Tragic Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 22 no 1 by Andres Isasi
Performer:
Jonathan Carney (Violin)
Conductor:
Enrique Garcia-Asensio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Basque National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914; Spain
Date of Recording: 09/2000
Venue: San Sebastian, Spain
Length: 8 Minutes 37 Secs.
2.
Erotic Poem, Op. 14 by Andres Isasi
Conductor:
Enrique Garcia-Asensio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Basque National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1912; Spain
Date of Recording: 09/2000
Venue: San Sebastian, Spain
Length: 8 Minutes 27 Secs.
3.
Zharufa, Op. 12 by Andres Isasi
Conductor:
Enrique Garcia-Asensio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Basque National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; Spain
Date of Recording: 09/2000
Venue: San Sebastian, Spain
Length: 15 Minutes 55 Secs.
4.
The Oracle, Op. 18 by Andres Isasi
Conductor:
Enrique Garcia-Asensio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Basque National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; Spain
Date of Recording: 09/2000
Venue: San Sebastian, Spain
Length: 14 Minutes 54 Secs.
5.
The Sin, Op. 19 by Andres Isasi
Conductor:
Enrique Garcia-Asensio
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Basque National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; Spain
Date of Recording: 09/2000
Venue: San Sebastian, Spain
Length: 10 Minutes 46 Secs.
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